SANCTIFYINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. SANCTIFYINGS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SANCTIFYINGS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANCTIFYINGS is to know. It scores 21 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANCTIFYINGS
No single letter turns SANCTIFYINGS into another word.
How SANCTIFYINGS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SANCTIFYINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SANCTIFYINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SANCTIFYINGS
- SANCTIFYINGS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SANCTIFYINGS
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Common questions about SANCTIFYINGS
- Is SANCTIFYINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SANCTIFYINGS is not in it.
- How many points is SANCTIFYINGS worth?
- SANCTIFYINGS is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SANCTIFYINGS?
- No single letter can be added to SANCTIFYINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SANCTIFYINGS:
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